WAEC Government 2000 Question 8

Question 8

Federal, Unitary and Confederal Systems

Federal state is always expensive to run because

  1. A.every parliamentarian wanted to become rich
  2. B.government departments are duplicated
  3. C.judges are highly paid from the consolidated fund
  4. D.maintenance of the army involves high expenditure.
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Answer: B (government departments are duplicated)

Explanation

Each level of government has its own legislature, executive, judiciary and civil service, so institutions are duplicated.